A large-scale upward fold in rock layers that forms on a continental scale, typically created by forces within the Earth's crust.
From Greek 'ge-' (Earth) and 'anticline' (an upward-folding rock formation). The term combines Earth science terminology to describe massive geological structures that developed in the 20th century.
Geanticlines are like the planet's fingerprints—they mark where massive tectonic plates collided and buckled the crust upward over millions of years, creating entire mountain ranges we walk on today.
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